POPE PETITIONED TO BEATIFY PIUS XII

Catalyst December Issue 2007

Two national Catholic organizations, the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights and the Society of Catholic Social Scientists, are working in a joint effort to petition Pope Benedict XVI to expedite the cause for the beatification of Pope Pius XII. The petition was written by Sister Margherita Marchione, author of numerous books on the pontiff.

It is our strongly held conviction that Pope Pius XII has been unfairly portrayed as someone who stood silent during the Holocaust. Indeed, we know of no world leader who did more to resist the Nazis and rescue Jews than this great man. To depict him otherwise is to slander him, and this is not something Catholics will ever accept.

Please sign the petition below, cut it out and mail it to the Catholic League. You can also sign the petition by clicking here.